LEADER 02841oam 2200661 a 450 001 9910777933503321 005 20090701190034.0 010 $a979-82-16-03639-5 010 $a1-282-34111-1 010 $a9786612341113 010 $a0-313-34874-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216036395 035 $a(CKB)1000000000767725 035 $a(EBL)497366 035 $a(OCoLC)562321590 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000313401 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11220237 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313401 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10358251 035 $a(PQKB)10506271 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497366 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10323810 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL234111 035 $a(OCoLC)255891813 035 $a(DLC)ABC031334874X 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497366 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000767725 100 $a20080919e20092023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWitch hunts in the western world$b[electronic resource] $epersecution and punishment from the inquisition through the Salem trials /$fBrian A. Pavlac 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2009. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-34873-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [207]-210) and index. 327 $aAn introduction to the witch hunts -- Medieval origins of the witch hunts -- Witch hunting in the Holy Roman Empire -- The witch hunts in France -- Witch hunting in the British realms -- Witch hunting in southern Europe -- Witch hunting in northern and eastern Europe -- Beyond the witch hunts. 330 $aThis comprehensive resource explores the intersection of religion, politics, and the supernatural that spawned the notorious witch hunts in Europe and the New World. Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition through the Salem Trials traces the evolution of western attitudes towards magic, demons, and religious nonconformity from the Roman Empire through the Age of Enlightenment, placing these chilling events into a wider social and historical context. Witch hunts are discussed in eight narrative chapters by region, highlighting the cultural differences 606 $aWitch hunting$xHistory 615 0$aWitch hunting$xHistory. 676 $a133.4/309 700 $aPavlac$b Brian Alexander$f1956-$01506938 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bC#P 801 2$bBWX 801 2$bCDX 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777933503321 996 $aWitch hunts in the western world$93737368 997 $aUNINA